Sunday, January 1, 2012

Guide to Series 7

Included below are links to various bits of news about Doctor Who
Series 7 Part 2, which started on March 30, 2013. For information on the first six episodes (should
you need them now!), please scroll down. LAST UPDATE: May 23.

This episode is written by Steven Moffat and directed by Colm McCarthy. Started filming early October 2012. Stars Celia Imrie (Star Wars: The Phantom Menace and pictured below), set in contemporary London, is an "urban thriller" and will also
establish a new nemesis, the Spoonheads, who will battle the Doctor as he
discovers something sinister is lurking in the Wi-Fi. Check out the first synopsis and promo pic HERE.

This episode is written by new writer to Who, Neil Cross (creator of Luther and lead writer on Spooks) and directed by Farren Blackburn (The Doctor, The Widow & the Wardrobe). This story finished shooting in early November. It features an "alien planet" that, according to Jenna-Louise Coleman is "epic, overwhelming, boiling, red-orange". Features a lot of singing.

Written by Mark Gatiss and directed by Douglas MacKinnon. Includes the words, "meat", "klaxon" and "Vienna" and stars David Warner (Tron, Doctor Who: Dreamland) and Liam Cunningham (Game of Thrones). It's a historical story (set in the Eighties) and its setting is the "fulfilment of a long-term dream" the writer (on a submarine). Steven Moffat has called it a "classic" and warns that we will "shiver in terror." The story sees the return of the Ice Warriors - take a look at their first promo pic HEREand a mention of popular beat-combo, Duran Duran.

This story is written by Stephen Thompson (The Curse of the Black Spot), directed by newcomer to the show Mat King (Holby City, Law & Order: UK) and stars Ashley Waters (Holby City, Outcasts and pictured above, centre). In DWM 454 Thompson revealed it will feature "multi-dimensional geometry" but "the star won't necessarily be the usual person. You might not even see the star." This episode features a look at the TARDIS swimming pool and library - you might also want to keep your ears peeled for echoes from the past.

Written by Neil Gaiman and directed by Stephen Wolfenden. The Cybermen will return and it will star Tamzin Outhwaite (EastEnders and pictured above, left), Jason Watkins (Being Human, pictured below) and Warwick Davis (Return of the Jedi and pictured above, right) will star as a "band of misfits on a mysterious planet…". Started filming in November 2012. The story features numerous references to previous Doctors and stories with a number of familiar aliens making a return.

Written by Steven Moffat and is directed by Saul Metzstein. Features Vastra, Jenny and Strax and the return of River Song. Some scenes are set in Victorian Scotland. According to Metzstein, features "genuinely scary monsters." The version of River Song is "post library". Press previews do not contain the finale three minutes or so.

Producer Marcus Wilson stated there will be two monsters from the "classic" series making an appearance. The Ice Warriors look likely to return - Matt Smith chats about them HERE.

Steven Moffat stated in DWM 442 there won't be any two~parters though he did state in DWM 447 that he wouldn't rule it out if the story demanded more time. Alex Kingston is reprising her role as River Song and Murray Gold
remains the composer. Murray told fans at Comic Con France 2012 that a
new version of theme tune could be on its way (most likely the second
half of the series in 2013).

Asylum of the Daleks
Written by Steven Moffat.
Directed by Nick Hurran (The Girl Who Waited, The God Complex).

Features Daleks - pictures of "all of them" HERE and the biggest set ever for Doctor Who (the
previous being Ep 2 of this series) and more "physical Daleks" than
ever (over 25) including the Special Weapons Dalek (first seen in Remembrance of the Daleks). Official synopsis:

Kidnapped
by his oldest foe, the Doctor is forced on an impossible mission - to a
place even the Daleks are too terrified to enter... the Asylum. A
planetary prison confining the most terrifying and insane of their
kind, the Doctor and the Ponds must find an escape route. But with Amy
and Rory’s relationship in meltdown, and an army of mad Daleks closing
in, it is up to the Doctor to save their lives, as well as the Pond’s
marriage.

Written by Chris Chibnall, directed by Saul Metzstein (new director for Doctor Who). Stars Mark Williams (The Fast Show) as Rory's dad Brian, Rupert Graves (Sherlock) as British explorer Riddell, Riann Steele (Holby City) as Queen Nefertiti and David Bradley (Harry Potter
films) as "man in black", Solomon. This is a CG heavy episode that
promises so many "surprises" and "things for the fans to get their teeth
into." (Skinner, DWM 446). Official synopsis:

An
unmanned spaceship hurtles towards certain destruction - unless the
Doctor can save it, and its impossible cargo... of dinosaurs! By his
side a ragtag gang of adventurers; a big game hunter, an Egyptian Queen
and a surprised member of the Pond family. But little does the Doctor
know there is someone else onboard who will stop at nothing to keep hold
of his

The
Doctor gets a Stetson (and a gun!), and finds himself the reluctant
Sheriff of a Western town under siege by a relentless cyborg, who goes
by the name of the Gunslinger. But who is he and what does he want? The
answer seems to lie with the mysterious, Kahler-Jex, an alien doctor
(yes another one!) whose initial appearance is hiding a dark secret.

There
is so much to see, Amy - and I don't want to miss it. Any of it.
Because it goes so fast. I'm not running away from things. I'm running
to them. Before they flare and fade forever...

Written by Chris Chibnall, directed by Douglas Mackinnon (The Sontaran Stratagem/The Poison Sky).This is the last episode to be filmed with Darvill and Gillan (filming started April 30).Mark Williams returns as Rory's Dad. Also stars Steven Berkoff (The Girl With The Dragon Tatoo, Under The Cherry Moon) and Jemma Redgrave (Howard's End).

UNIT
make a return in this adventure. According to Moffat, it's "unusual"
and includes "one of the best and most touching scenes we've ever shot."
The story focuses on the emotional lives of Amy and Rory whilst also
featuring a very "unusual invasion of Earth." In a Tweet, director
Mackinnon described it as the "beginning of the end".

Featuring
the Weeping Angels and set in New York. The Ponds will also leave in
this episode. Steven Moffat states that "Amy & Rory will leave
in a final encounter with the Weeping Angels in ep 5. Not everyone
gets out alive and I mean it this time." The scenes in New York appear
to be set in the early half of the last century. Alex Kingston makes an appearance in this story as does actor Mike McShane (Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves).

3 comments:

Anonymous
said...

Is that going to be it for 2013? The rest of series 7, then a 90 min special? I thought a new series (8) would start later in 2013. If all were getting is just 1 special, the 50th anniversary is a flop.